Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Barker v. Wanzer 6 Miss. 290 1840 0 Levy on slaves dispute Mississippi
York Bank v. Appleton 17 Me. 55 1840 1 Maine
Gunter v. Thomas 36 N.C. 199 1840 0 Contracts North Carolina
McRea v. Walker 5 Miss. 455 1840 0 Recovery for property Mississippi
Harris, Wright & Co. v. Halliday 5 Miss. 338 1840 0 Property restoration Mississippi
Harriss v. Mabry 23 N.C. 240 1840 0 Action of trespass North Carolina
Brown v. Long 36 N.C. 190 1840 1 North Carolina
Jenkins v. Cockerham 23 N.C. 309 1840 1 North Carolina
Roberts v. Scales 23 N.C. 88 1840 1 North Carolina
Shaw v. McFarlane 23 N.C. 216 1840 1 North Carolina
State v. Stalcup 23 N.C. 30 1840 1 North Carolina
Wright v. Steamboat Vesta 6 Miss. 152 1840 1 Mississippi
Neibert's Administrators v. Withers 1 Miss. (S. & M. Ch.) 599 1840 1 Mississippi
Green v. Burke 23 Wend. 490 1840 1 New York
Reed v. Benton & Manchester Rail Road & Banking Co. 5 Miss. 257 1840 1 Mississippi
State v. Buchanan 23 N.C. 59 1840 1 North Carolina
Walton v. Erwin 36 N.C. 136 1840 1 North Carolina
Love v. Belk 36 N.C. 163 1840 1 North Carolina
Williams v. Duer 14 La. 531 1840 0 Seizure, sales, property, injunction, sequestration, privileges, mortgages, contracts Louisiana
Maloney v. Doane 15 La. 278 1840 0 Torts, slander, jury instructions, malice, evidence, witness testimony, damages Louisiana